A solid wood door will range from stc 35 to 49.
Stc 40 wood doors.
Without gasketing these doors have no sound control and test to an stc rating between 15 and 20.
Applications with and without lites.
Frames and jambs through stc 45 when paired with vt doors.
The doors may be made of solid wood stile and rail construction or have a veneer over a wood block particleboard or mdf core.
Mineral core wood doors and honey comb core hollow metal doors with gasketing test to an stc rating of approximately 32 to 36.
Doors and frames have been tested as a assembly and are supplied with acoustic perimeter and bottom seals.
Additionally cam lift hinges and an aluminum threshold are included with high stc rated assemblies.
Krieger acoustical doors are delivered as complete performance guaranteed acoustical assemblies with seals hinges and threshold included.
Because acoustical doors are constructed differently than traditional hollow metal doors certain considerations must be made when selecting hardware for them.
Go above and beyond the natural beauty and draw of wood doors by adding an acoustical element.
Some options work better.
Soundproof doors are available 1 3 4 thick from stc 33 to stc 50.
Applications that include single swing standard swing pairs doors and transoms and dutch doors.
The stc rating is calculated in accordance with astm e413 it s a single number rating for interior building partitions that are subjected to mid to high frequency noises.
Stile and rail doors through stc 40.
The heavier the door the better the sound suppression.
Measured by laboratory testing of the door per astm e 90 the results are reported as stc sound transmission class rating affirming the doors ability to meet specific project requirements.
Vt architectural wood doors acoustical tech sheet stc 40 45 sg4 vtdoors com 1000 industrial park holstein ia 51025 800 827 1615 principle benefits and features of this construction available with a 20 minute fire rating less than 8 pounds sf base weight lead free leed mr4 recycled content eq4 4 no added urea.
When specifying acoustical doors one often overlooked concern is the hardware.
Stc 32 standard particle board assembly 1ld1 core apc bond to core stc 32 lumber core assembly alc bond to core stc 33 36 lbs to 40 lbs core 1ld2 core apc bond to core no lead standard stiles and rails stc 35 44 lbs to 45 lbs commercial density core bond to core no lead standard stiles.
The thicker wood used in exterior doors decreases the sound transmission.
Fixed windows up to stc 55.
Vt offers a wide variety of acoustical doors including.
The doors can be heavier than steel doors.
Soundproof doors are available at greater thicknesses from stc 51 to stc 56.
Solid core wood doors with gasketing test to an stc rating of approximately 28 to 30.
Haley offers architectural doors with the following stc ratings sub components and gasketing.
Flush doors through stc 52.
A critical factor to understand when specifying acoustic doors and frames is the sound transmission class or stc rating.
